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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelBlackened Recordings, Bkrg
UPC0858978005059
eBay Product ID (ePID)16046063225
Product Key Features
FormatRecord
Release Year2016
GenreRock
ArtistMetallica
Release TitleRide the Lightning
Dimensions
Item Height0.22 in
Item Weight0.61 lb
Item Length12.28 in
Item Width12.26 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks8
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Tracks1.1 Fight Fire with Fire 1.2 Ride the Lightning 1.3 For Whom the Bell Tolls 1.4 Fade to Black 2.1 Trapped Under Ice 2.2 Escape 2.3 Creeping Death 2.4 The Call of Ktulu
Number of Discs1
Sub-GenreHeavy Metal
NotesLimited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition of the second studio album by Metallica, originally released in 1984. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at the Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair in the midst of a thunderstorm. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King's novel The Stand. Although rooted in the thrash metal genre, the album showcased the band's musical maturity and lyrical sophistication. This was partly because bassist Cliff Burton introduced the basics of music theory to the rest of the band and had more input in the songwriting. Instead of relying strictly on fast tempos as on Kill 'Em All, Metallica broadened its approach by employing acoustic guitars, extended instrumentals, and more complex harmonies.